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About Degiam Village

Degiam is a small village in Siyum tehsil, in the district of Upper Subansiri, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 44 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males.

Degiam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Degiam village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Upper Subansiri
Tehsil Siyum
Population 92
Male Population 44
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Degiam compares

By the 2011 count Degiam is the 35th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 146 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Degiam

Degiam is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Degiam as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Degiam from other places

Degiam lies about 4.2 km from Upper Subansiri, and the nearest railway station is Subansiri, about 77 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Degiam
District headquarters Upper Subansiri 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Siyum 24 km
Nearest town Jining 70 km
Nearest railway station Subansiri 77 km

Villages closest to Degiam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Siyum tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Degiam

As per the Census of India 2011, Degiam village had a population of 92. That makes it the 35th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 146 residents.

Degiam village has 44 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Degiam has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Degiam falls under Siyum tehsil of Upper Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Degiam is Subansiri, about 77 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Degiam.

Degiam is about 4.2 km from Upper Subansiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Degiam is in Siyum tehsil of Upper Subansiri district. Upper Subansiri is about 4.2 km away. Siyum is about 24 km away. Jining is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talingha (9.9 km), Taring (10 km) and Dilling (20 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Degiam today is likely to be higher.

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